Advocacy Town Hall

Sunday, April 22 at 12:30-2 p.m.

The
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Public Affairs
Advisory Committee (PAAC) will host a town hall forum open to all EB 2018
attendees to address the impact of the current and future political climate on
the life science research enterprise. The objectives of this meeting will
be to brief the community on local impacts of federal policy decisions and
provide real time answers to pressing questions.

Specifically, the town hall
will present planned mini briefings on the following topics:

The state of federal investments in life science research

Local and national advocacy

Policy changes impacting the research community

Briefings
will be led by the ASBMB Public Affairs Director Benjamin Corb with the
assistance of an expert panel moderated by PAAC chair Matthew Gentry.
Following the briefings will be a question and answer session which will
provide attendees (in-person and virtual) the opportunity to pre-submit
questions or post them live in person or via twitter (#ASBMBTownHall) to
generate further discussion. It is anticipated that the town hall forum
will be attended by a wide range of stakeholders from all facets of the
biochemistry and molecular biology research enterprise and will be broadcast
live to facilitate participation.